ISBN:
0313313334
,
9780313313332
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xix, 198 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Culture and customs of Africa
Parallel Title:
Print version Culture and Customs of Somalia
DDC:
306/.096773
Keywords:
Ethnology
;
Somalia Social life and customs
Abstract:
Somalia, the Horn of Africa nation, is finally recovering from recent wars and famine. Written by a native Somali, Culture and Customs of Somalia gives students and interested readers an in-depth look at the land and people, past and present. It is the only accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date general reference on this country. Somalia was once colonized by Europeans, but Abdullahi's superb survey, with its historical context, evokes a Somaliland from a Somali viewpoint.||This Muslim country has strong pastoral roots and is known as a land of poets with a long oral cultural tradition. Som
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Illustrations; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Note on Spelling of Somali Names and Words; 1. Introduction; 2. Religion and Thought; 3. Literature, Drama, and Media; 4. Art, Architecture, and Housing; 5. Cuisine and Traditional Dress; 6. Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family; 7. Social Customs and Lifestyle; 8. Music and Dance; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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